Jacobite Interest: thirteen Acts of Parliament
1714-1751
£479
Auction: 05 February 2025 from 10:00 GMT
Description
comprising: Act to Prevent the Listing of Her Majesties Subjects without Her Majesties Licence, 1714;
Act to Indemnifie such persons who have acted in Defence of His Majesties Person & Government and for the Preservation of Public Peace; Act for more Easie & Speedy Trial of Such Persons as have Levied or shall Levy War against His Majesty; Act for the attainder of George Earl of Marischall, William Earl of Seaforth, James Earl of Southesque, James Earl of Panmuir, and others, of High Treason…; Act for more effectual securing of Peace of the Highlands in Scotland (neat Nottinghamshire library stamp at rear); Act to Enquire of Estates of certain Traytors and of Popish Reductants and of estates given to superstitious uses…; all these 1715;
Act to impower His Majesty secure and detain - persons conspireing against His Person & Government, 1745;
Act to impower His Majesty secure and detain - persons conspireing against His Person & Government; Act of Relief of such of His Majesty's Loyal Subjects of such subjects of that part of Great Britain called Scotland whose title Deeds and Writings were destroyed or carried off by Rebels in the late Rebellion; Act for allowing Persons impeached of High Treason, whereby any corruption of blood may be made, or for misprison of such Treason to make their full Defence by Council; Act for the Kings Most Gracious, General & Free Pardon; all these 1746;
An Act to enlarge the Time limited by an Act of the Last Session of Parliament, for restraining the Use of the Highland Dress…, 1747;
An Act Annexing forfeited Estates to the Crown…, 1751;
all published London: Baskett, many with titles although some without, several publication dates the year following the date of the act listed (13)
Footnote
An interesting collection of Acts of Parliament relationg to the two Jacobite Uprisings in 1715 and 1745. One Act notoriously forbidding Highland dress:
“No Man or Boy, within that Part of Great Britain called Scotland, other than such as shall be employed as Officers and Soldiers in His Majesty's Forces, shall, on any Pretence whatsoever, wear or put on the Clothes commonly called Highland Clothes; that is to say, the Plaid, Philebeg, or little Kilt Trowse, Shoulder Belts, or any Part whatsoever of what peculiarly belongs to the Highland Garb; and that no Tartan, or party-coloured Plaid or Stuff shall be used for Great Coats…”